QOD Re: NJ

NJPOLKER
NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
edited January 2010 in The Clubhouse
Do you think New Jersey is a dump? This is especially for those of you who have never been here and just heard all the bad things. But everyone should sound off :(

Where I live it's is beautiful but I have been to parts where the area is awful. Like most states we all have ugly area's. But for some reason NJ gets noticed for the bad areas than other states. I wonder if it has more to do with the very high **** ratio here than the state itself.
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited January 2010
    My great Aunt lives in Jersey who i visited every summer as a Kid, and my Mom was born there.. I like Jersey honestly...

    It has its dumpy parts for sure but theres a lot of nice looking places in Jersey.. and if you're up north, you can't beat the convienence of NY city right there. It is definitely not the Dump, everyone makes it out to be. course this could all just be biased memories from when i was a kid. :)
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited January 2010
    I've driven through a lot of smelly places in Jersey. And yet... they send all their garbage into PA landfills. Weird.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited January 2010
    Camden at night made me soil my Boba Fett underoos.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2010
    I've never been there but a lot of good vinyl arrives at my house post marked from that state so I love it. Thanks George!
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  • nguyendot
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    edited January 2010
    Leela: Who would've thought that Hell would exist - and that it would be in New Jersey?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2010
    I think the proximity to NYC is what makes everyone focus on the bad areas. Plus most states at least have one major city that they can use as a marquee; all of NJ's major cities are known only for being crime-ridden, or just rundown. You guys need one major city, is what I'm saying :)

    I've been through quite a bit of NJ and most of it is nice.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    I've been to NJ quite a few times. I don't hate it. I hate Newark. Newark looks, smells, and is full of ****.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • raidersrule76
    raidersrule76 Posts: 471
    edited January 2010
    Never been there just heard how dirty people say it is. Someday I would like to visit for myself to decide since there seems to be alot of you guys out there.


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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2010
    I grew up in NY and we used to take a couple trips a year to NJ and hit the beach to do some surfing on canvas rafts. I have nothing but fond memories of NJ and would love to get back there some day.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Jersey Shore isn't helping you guys right now, either....
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited January 2010
    I enjoy NJ but honestly after I am done college I will probably move to another state.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    I lived in Cherry Hill West for five years and loved it . . . except for the traffic and NO LEFT TURNS in Jersey. Every turn is a jug handle. Thank God they got rid of most of those pain in **** circles.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2010
    Except for the areas that are near Philadelphia and exhibit allegiance to to it, South/Central Jersey's happenin'.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    Except for the areas that are near Philadelphia and exhibit allegiance to to it, South/Central Jersey's happenin'.

    :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
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  • vlam
    vlam Posts: 282
    edited January 2010
    I live in SJ and there is a huge difference between NJ and SJ. 1 hour North or South, I can be in NYC or Atlantic City. 20-30 minutes west and I am in Philly.

    There is a place for everyone but overall, I like living in SJ. This where where I am going to raise my family. There is enough diversity here. NJ sucks for those who don't have kids in the public school. Because of the high RE taxes, it's more expensive to live.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,066
    edited January 2010
    No complaints from me about Jersey...South Jersey that is. Abundant outdoor activities, the Jersey shore's a hop skip & a jump. The Poconos (Pa) are right in my back door. All the pro teams (Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, 76'ers only 25min away. We're going to the Flyers game this coming Tues!!! If I feel like hitting NY, a quick train ride right to Madison Square garden. Nothing like passing horses, cows, sheep as your driving around for that country feel. Then I can hit the Kimmell Center in Center City Philly for a nice night out. Great restaurants, shops, shows. Like I said, no complaints...oh & I almost forgot, plenty of hi-end audio digs all over the place.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    vlam wrote: »
    I live in SJ and there is a huge difference between NJ and SJ. 1 hour North or South, I can be in NYC or Atlantic City. 20-30 minutes west and I am in Philly.

    There is a place for everyone but overall, I like living in SJ. This where where I am going to raise my family. There is enough diversity here. NJ sucks for those who don't have kids in the public school. Because of the high RE taxes, it's more expensive to live.

    That's why I moved to Delaware. Real Estate taxes run from $250 to $1000 per year. My brother-in-law lives in Merchantville, NJ and pays over $7000 per year. Another plus in Delaware is there is no sales tax.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2010
    having only visited for a short time... there are a few areas that I saw that were complete sespools, but that is true of anywhere these days. Mostly I saw the area around the USS New Jersey however. It had been almost twenty years since I snapped off a salute, but I did so as soon as my eyes gazed upon her glorious hull. I am puzzled as to why that is with the huge amount of taxes they take in.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2010
    Grew up in north jersey and hated it. Was happy to get out. South Jersey is much nicer not as congested.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited January 2010
    Some of the coolest people on the planet reside in or near Jersey.

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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited January 2010
    I am puzzled as to why that is with the huge amount of taxes they take in.

    Corruption, NJ is probably the most corrupt state in the country.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited January 2010
    Thank you Tony and I don't really know you :D
    TroyD wrote: »
    Some of the coolest people on the planet reside in or near Jersey.

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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited January 2010
    yeah, being so close to NYC sucks...but it's so close to visit
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited January 2010
    I think North Jersey is a far nicer than South Jersey. In the North we have a lot more character and charm for starters. Beautiful rolling hills and farms along with some of the most beautiful homes in the country. Of course the **** ratio is higher here than South Jersey so I guess you can't have everything.
    Where I live I can be to Newark in about 45 minutes or Camden in about an hour and a half. Which means I can be in NYC in an hour and Philly in about an hour and a half. Not that I want to go to either place anytime soon. Traffic sure does suck and so do the drivers. It seems that its always a foreigner, a Pennsylvania Apple Picker or a woman doing 65 mph in the left lane refusing to move to the center lane no less the far right lane. I don't know how to correct it but if they could traffic would move along far better and safer. The Apple Pickers I think are the worst. They drive from PA to their job in NJ for good reasons I know but have their heads up the butt. They generally drive junk **** cars and never leave that damn left lane. May they are just too dumb to know any better.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited January 2010
    The worst part about NJ is driving through it on the damn turnpike.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2010
    NJPOLKER wrote: »
    Thank you Tony and I don't really know you :D

    Who's Tony? :)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited January 2010
    Never been except to Newark/ Airport. I do hear lots of negative. But till I see/experence it for myself don't think it's a bad place.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited January 2010
    NJ sucks! It's awful! You should all stay the hell out of it!

    Besides, none of us want you here anyway.

    Except Keiko. We like him, he's cool. And that "TonyD" guy. He's OK too. Even though I don't know who he is.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2010
    I like Ship Bottom,my wife was born and raised in Lawrenceville,like anywhere else,there are good people and bad.;)
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2010
    I say South/Central Jersey is cool, because I don't have too much experience with the northern areas. While I think North Jersey is fine, North Jersey to most people still means Lovely Linden by The Turnpike (the stench), or what they see going into Newark Liberty Int'l. Airport. That's wrong. Northwest Jersey could not be more beautiful, but if you plan on living there, you and your cash be going separate ways. That is some of the priciest real estate in the nation I would wager.
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